suí
verb #67,697

Meanings

  1. 1 to pacify
  2. 2 to bring peace to (a region)
  3. 3 (literary) peace and well-being

Examples

Gǔdài dìwáng yǐ suí sìfāng wéi jǐ rèn.
Ancient emperors took it as their duty to pacify the four directions.
Shùn sòng shí suí.
Wishing you peace and well-being. (formal letter closing)

Tips

register
A literary character. Most common in (1) ('appeasement', often pejorative — e.g. 政策 'policy of appeasement' regarding pre-WWII Western diplomacy) and (2) formal letter closings such as / .
history
Originally a rope used to pull oneself up into a chariot (, per 说文解字). The 'pacify' meaning developed by extension — settling things into place.

Stroke Order

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